Hat-cabinet.



A. KUNITZ.

HAT CABINET. APPLICATION FILEDMAR. 19, 1913 2 Patented Jan. 6,1914.

Inventor Attorn eys APH C0.,WASHINOTON n c views,

ADOLPH KUNITZ, OF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

HAT-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 191%.

Application filed March 19, 1913. Serial No. 755,448.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADoLPH KUNITZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lincoln, in the county of Lancaster and State of Nebraska,have invented a new and useful Hat-Cabinet, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in cabinets, and moreparticularly to a cabinet in which the shelves are formed of pliablematerial so that they may be positioned upon a roll at the rear of thecabinet when so desired.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cabinet with a numberof spring controlled rollers to which is secured pliable material whichwhen unrolled therefrom is adapted to form shelves.

A further object is to provide a plurality of the so formed shelves sothat the space between any two shelves may be varied.

A further object is to provide a cabinet with shelves therein whichshelves are adapted to collapse and wind upon rollers so that thecabinet may be used for articles too large to be positioned upon theshelving.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a partthereof, the preferable form of my invention is illustrated, in whichFigure l is a view in perspective of my improved cabinet. Fig. 2 is avertical cross sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 represents in perspectivethe manner in which the pliable shelving is secured to the retainingrods. Fig. A is a fragmental view illustrating in cross section theconstruction of the roller.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorre sponding parts throughout the several the cabinet illustrated inthe draw ings comprises a back 1, two sides 2, a top 3 and bottom A. Thecabinet represents a conventional form of dresser and as such isprovided with the mirror 5 and the drawers 6,

suitable supporting legs 7 being secured to the base or bottom 4. A door8 is hingedly secured to one side 2 and is adapted to form a closure forthe compartment defined by the walls 1, 2 and 4.

Secured to the side walls 2 of the cabinet and adjacent the rear wall 1are the bearing members 9 journaled in which is the trunnion or shaft10. The following is a description of one roller and pliable shelfsecured thereto, it being understood that all shelves are similar andthe exact number of which may be varied according to the size of thecabinet. The shaft 10 illustrated in cross section in Fig. 2 of thedrawings may be a shaft extending through the entire roller andprojecting beyond the end thereof or may be trunnions secured to eachend thereof. A roller 11 is provided with spring operated means wherebythe said roller acts similar to a curtain roller. In the present formthe roller 11 has been illustrated as be ing hollow for a certaindistance and disposed within the said hollow portion is a helical spring12, one end of which is secured to the inner periphery of the saidroller and the other end of which is secured to the bearing member 9.

Secured to the side walls 2 of the cabinet are a number of what may betermed rails or guide members 13, each of which is provided with a notch14 adjacent the front end thereof, said notch being more clearlyillustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Mounted to slide upon the saidrails 13 are the rods 15, said rods being of a length suiiicient to movefreely between the walls 2 of the cabinet and at the same time contactwith the opposite and alined rails 13. Secured to the rods 15 are theshelf-forming members 16 which are formed of some pliable material,canvas bein an illustration of a suitable material and the rear end ofeach member 16 is secured to the roller or drum 11, there being a numberof convolutions of the material 16 illustrated as being wound upon thedrum or roller 11 in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that any one of a number ofshelves may be wound upon its roller with the result that the saidshelving will be positioned at the rear of the compartment and a spacetherefore made available for objects of considerable height. In Fig. 1of the drawings the lower shelf has been illustrated as being in anextended position and the shelves thereabove are illustrated in acollapsed condition with the result that the entire space between thelower shelf and the top of the cabinet is available. By reason of thehelical spring 12 the canvas 16 or shelf forming material will bemaintained in a taut condition and the weight of the articles upon theshelf will not tend to sag the same. The rods 15 which are preferablyformed of metal are adapted to engage the notches l4 and to be retainedtherein. The purpose for which the cabinet is intended will determinethe torsional strength of the helical springs 12.

Having thus fully described the invention what I claim to be new andoriginal with me is 1. A cabinet comprising an open ended compartment, adrum ro-tatably secured to the side walls thereof and disposed adjacentthe rear wall, resilient means secured to said drum, pliable shelfforming material secured to said drum and adapted to wind thereon, guiderails secured to the compartment side walls and provided with a notchadjacent the forward ends thereof, a rod slidably mounted upon saidguide rails adapted to engage said notches and secured to the free endof said pliable shelf forming material.

2. A cabinet comprising a compartment, a roller rotatably mountedtherein adjacent one of the walls thereof, resilient means securedthereto adapted to exert a torsional stress thereon, pliableshelf-forming material wound around the said roller, a rod secured tothe free end of said pliable material and extending between the walls ofsaid compartment, guide rails secured to the compartment side walls andprovided with holding means remote from the said roller, said 7 rodadapted to engage and be held stationary by said holdin means to therebyhold the pliable materia in a taut condition to form a shelf, and saidmaterial adapted to wind upon the said roller during the non-usethereof.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiiXedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ADOLPH KUNITZ.

Witnesses:

GILBERT GORDON, J. A. EcKLEs.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of I'atents, Washington, D. G.

